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Tree is a furniture company that uses eco-friendly materials such as sustainably sourced wood, upcycled materials, and chemical free organic fabrics.

Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort off of the Great Barrier Reef has a goal of being 100 percent sustainable by 2020.

Levi recently revealed Project F.L.X. (future-led execution), a new, sustainable model for denim finishing.

Coffee lovers are obsessed with the ultra-trendy oat milk, a newer plant-based milk alternative.

PizzaRound will keep your pizza takeout experience completely zero waste.

Egloo is a natural heating method that can be more cost-effective and eco-friendly in the long run.

Rent the Runway (RTR) has become a well-known fashion website in the United States which has indirectly offered a solution to the overwhelming production of clothing.

A team of researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology has recently 3D printed a concrete bridge.

Jack Lanting, a 16-year-old from New Zealand, decided to do something about the poorly treated elephants in Asia.

Organic Valley, the largest organization of organic farmers in the United States, has recently stepped up to lessen the impact of farming and created a plan to source 100 percent renewable energy.

Hawaii-Based dessert company Bubbies is producing delicious vegan mochi.

Plastic Whale offers eco-boat tours of Amsterdam's canals, allowing customers to fish plastic out of the water.

Companies Soma and Parley for the Oceans are both working to combat ocean plastic.

Think making sparkling water at home won't make a big dent in plastic use? SodaStream found that each machine takes 500 plastic bottles out of circulation each year.

XEV and Polymaker have joined forces to create the world’s first mass-produced 3D electric car.

Birkenstock just launched a natural, cruelty-free skincare line.

Closed Loop Partners is a $100 million fund that invests in sustainable consumer goods and promotes better recycling and manufacturing processes in business.

Mondelēz, the company that produces Oreos, will only use sustainable cocoa in its signature cookies.

Apart from spreading awareness of single use plastic waste, the Dopper water bottle company also hopes to increase access to safe drinking water.

Mayanoki, a New York sushi restaurant, claims that all of its seafood is sustainable.

Kat Von D is launching a 10 Year Anniversary Collection that's completely vegan.

Over 42 million Americans across the country struggle with food insecurity. The problem is not that there isn’t enough food to go around.

Bouqs, an online flower delivery company, has established a system where customers can see where their eco-friendly flowers are grown and sourced.

The Squaw Valley ski resort and Alpine Meadows near Lake Tahoe are dedicated by running on 100 percent renewable energy by December 2018.

Absolut Vodka's latest campaign focuses on product transparency and highlights its sustainability efforts with 28 naked employees at work.

The Swedish Transport Administration has unveiled a project called eRoadArlanda that will hopefully electrify all the highways in Sweden.

Micro Mobility has revealed the Microlino, an Isetta with an EV twist.

Salt Point Seaweed is hoping to make seaweed a bigger part of the American diet.

Three Border Collies have been trained to run through the damaged Chilean forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds.

Dyson plans to release a limited amount of high-end electric cars — with plans to release their first electric vehicle in 2020.

The new development, located 20 minutes from downtown Austin, Texas, is a model for an energy efficient lifestyle.

Despite advances, the farming community is currently facing several hurdles.

Founded in 1847, The Carlsberg Group started out with just one brewer in Copenhagen.

The metaphor of The Long Night from Game of Thrones serves as a perfect jumping off place for environmental discussions.

Teapigs is no longer using plastic to package its tea.

Disney World will power two theme parks with solar power.

A lot of disaster preparedness gear comes with a ton of plastic waste. Here's how to do emergency preparation with sustainability in mind.

Chef Douglas McMaster's Silo is the first zero-waste restaurant in the UK. Here's how they do it

The report Smart Parks is helping to make national parks more sustainable.

Hotels are becoming more eco-friendly and running on renewable energy.

Plant-based food innovators including Impossible Foods CEO Patrick Brown chat about the future of the industry.

Amazon's Prime members will now be able to order a wide range of items from Whole Foods and have it delivered to their home.

The development of flood-proof towers in NYC would be built to act like a floating island that can withstand significant sea level rise and flooding.

NYC's Rockaway Beach was devastated by hurricane Sandy. Now the iconic boardwalk has been revived with a storm-resistant makeover.

Podbike was invented to help bridge the gap between bikes and cars.

Spoiler Alert helps solve the issue of food waste by diverting hundreds of pounds of food that would otherwise be destined for the landfill.

A growing movement requires companies to mitigate their environmental damage by either choosing better practices or buying CO2 quotas which allow them to pollute.

Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, is working with leaders to create a plan that would implement renewable energy throughout the Caribbean.

Designer Ermi van Oers has created a lamp called Living Light that can harness energy from a living plant.

Olympic Skier Sabrina Wanjiku Simader is using her fame to shed light on environmental issues such as waste, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.